Chrysina boucardi (Sallé, 1878),

Bayfield-Farrell, William P., Matsumoto, Keita & Barclay, Maxwell V. L., 2025, Catalogue of the specimens of the genus Chrysina Kirby, 1828 (Coleoptera: Scarabaeidae: Rutelinae) deposited in the Natural History Museum, London, Zootaxa 5637 (3), pp. 401-449 : 435-436

Chrysina boucardi (Sallé, 1878)

Original combination. Plusiotis boucardi Sallé, 1878 .

Junior synonym. Plusiotis magnificus Arrow, 1919 ( Fig. 20 ).

Type material. Holotype [ Plusiotis magnificus Arrow, 1919 ]: “[male genitalia] // Fry Coll. / 1905-100 [p] // Plusiotis / magnificus, / type Arrow [h] // NHMUK 014589752 [p] // Chrysina magnificus / ( Arrow, 1919) / HOLOTYPE by monotypy / det. W. BAYFIELD-F, 2021 [h, red label] // PANAMA: Chiriqui / ( Arrow, 1919: 380) / det. Bayfield-Farrell, W. [h]”. Additional material. 31 specimens. “Nevinson Coll. / 1918-14. [p] // NHMUK 014589753 [p]”; “Nevinson Coll. / 1918-14. [p] // NHMUK 014589754 [p]”; “ Sta. Maria Dota / Costa Rica / May. 1901 [h] // Nevinson Coll. / 1918-14. [p] // NHMUK 014589755 [p]”; “Vara blan / ca. / II94. P.B [h] // Ca. Rica [h] // Fry Coll. / 1905-100. [p] // Boucardi / Sallé [h] // NHMUK 014589756 [p]”; “Pirris / Costa Rica [h] // Nevinson Coll. / 1918-14. [p] // NHMUK 014589757 [p]”; “Carillo / Costa Rica [h] // Plusiotis / Boucardi / Sallé [h] // Nevinson Coll. / 1918-14. [p] // NHMUK 014589758 [p]”; “Tanaza / Costa Rica [h] // Nevinson Coll. / 1918-14. [p] // NHMUK 014589759 [p]”; “San Marcos / Costa Rica. / July. 1901. [h] // Nevinson Coll. / 1918-14. [p] // NHMUK 014589760 [p]”; “Nevinson Coll. / 1918-14. [p] // NHMUK 014589761 [p]”; “[male genitalia] // ♂ [h] // Deta Mts / Costa Rica / Det. 1900. [h] // Nevinson Coll. / 1918-14. [p] // NHMUK 014589762 [p]”; “Irazu. / Costa Rica / Underwood [h] // P. boucardi . [h] // Nevinson Coll. / 1918-14. [p] // NHMUK 014589763 [p]”; “Miravalles / Costa Rica. [p] // Levick Bequest / B.M. 1941-83. [p] // NHMUK 014589764 [p]”; “ Costa Rica / Cartago Prov. / Tapantí. v.88 [h] // Plusiotis / Boucardi / Sallé / det. / D. C. Hawks 2000 [h & p] // NHMUK 014589765 [p]”; “Prov. CARTAGO; Costa Rica. / Tapantí / 27-10-81 [h & p] // Plusiotis / Boucardi / Sallé / det. / D. C. Hawks 2000 [h & p] // NHMUK 014589766 [p]”; “Prov. CARTAGO; Costa Rica. / Tapantí / 27-10-81 [h & p] // Plusiotis / Boucardi / Sallé / det. / D. C. Hawks 2000 [h & p] // NHMUK 014589767 [p]”; “ PANAMA: Chiriqui, Boquete, / Sendero El Pianista. Site 6 WP. / N08°49.520' W082°25.185' / 1557m.20.VII.2022.18:50–23:53. / Bayfield-Farrell, W. coll. Metal- / halide Hg lamp & UV light trap. [p] // Chrysina boucardi / (H.W. Bates, 1888) / det. Bayfield-Farrell, W. 2022 [p] // BMNH {E} / 2022-201 / W. Bayfield-Farrell [p] // NHMUK 015550814 [p]”; “ PANAMA: Chiriqui, Boquete, / Sendero El Pianista. Site 6 WP. / N08°49.520' W082°25.185' / 1557m.20.VII.2022.18:50– 23:53. / Bayfield-Farrell, W. coll. Metal- / halide Hg lamp & UV light trap. [p] // Chrysina boucardi / (H.W. Bates, 1888) / det. Bayfield-Farrell, W. 2022 [p] // BMNH {E} / 2022-201 / W. Bayfield-Farrell [p] // NHMUK 015550815 [p]”; “[male genitalia] // PANAMA: Chiriqui, Boquete, / Sendero El Pianista. Site 6 WP. / N08°49.520' W082°25.185' / 1557m.20.VII.2022.18:50–23:53. / Bayfield-Farrell, W. coll. Metal- / halide Hg lamp & UV light trap. [p] // Chrysina boucardi / (H.W. Bates, 1888) / det. Bayfield-Farrell, W. 2022 [p] // BMNH {E} / 2022-201 / W. Bayfield-Farrell [p] // NHMUK 015550816 [p]”; “[male genitalia] // PANAMA: Chiriqui, Boquete, / Sendero El Pianista. Site 11 WP. / N08°49.765' W082°25.604' / 1660m.26.VII.2022.18:58–00:01. / Bayfield-Farrell, W. coll. Metal- / halide Hg lamp & UV light trap. [p] // Chrysina boucardi / (H.W. Bates, 1888) / det. Bayfield-Farrell, W. 2022 [p] // BMNH {E} / 2022-201 / W. Bayfield-Farrell [p] // NHMUK 015550817 [p]”; “ PANAMA: Chiriqui, Boquete, / Sendero El Pianista. Site 11 WP. / N08°49.765' W082°25.604' / 1660m.26.VII.2022.18:58–00:01. / Bayfield-Farrell, W. coll. Metal- / halide Hg lamp & UV light trap. [p] // Chrysina boucardi / (H.W. Bates, 1888) / det. Bayfield-Farrell, W. 2022 [p] // BMNH {E} / 2022-201 / W. Bayfield-Farrell [p] // NHMUK 015550818 [p]”; “[male genitalia] // PANAMA: Chiriqui, Boquete, / Sendero El Pianista. Site 11 WP. / N08°49.765' W082°25.604' / 1660m.26.VII.2022.18:58–00:01. / Bayfield-Farrell, W. coll. Metal- / halide Hg lamp & UV light trap. [p] // Chrysina boucardi / (H.W. Bates, 1888) / det. Bayfield-Farrell, W. 2022 [p] // BMNH {E} / 2022-201 / W. Bayfield-Farrell [p] // NHMUK 015550819 [p]”; “[male genitalia] // PANAMA: Chiriqui, Boquete, / Sendero El Pianista. Site 11 WP. / N08°49.765' W082°25.604' / 1660m.26.VII.2022.18:58–00:01. / Bayfield-Farrell, W. coll. Metal- / halide Hg lamp & UV light trap. [p] // Chrysina boucardi / (H.W. Bates, 1888) / det. Bayfield-Farrell, W. 2022 [p] // BMNH {E} / 2022-201 / W. Bayfield-Farrell [p] // NHMUK 015550820 [p]”; “[male genitalia] // PANAMA: Chiriqui, Boquete, / Sendero El Pianista. Site 7 WP. / N08°49.820' W082°25.592' / 1689m.22.VII.2022.19:32–00:05. / Bayfield-Farrell, W. coll. Metal- / halide Hg lamp & UV light trap. [p] // Chrysina boucardi / (H.W. Bates, 1888) / det. Bayfield-Farrell, W. 2023 [p] // BMNH {E} / 2022-201 / W. Bayfield-Farrell [p] // NHMUK 015550821 [p]”; “[male genitalia] // PANAMA: Chiriqui, Boquete, / Sendero El Pianista. Site 7 WP. / N08°49.820' W082°25.592' / 1689m.22.VII.2022.19:32–00:05. / Bayfield-Farrell, W. coll. Metal- / halide Hg lamp & UV light trap. [p] // Chrysina boucardi / (H.W. Bates, 1888) / det. Bayfield-Farrell, W. 2023 [p] // BMNH {E} / 2022-201 / W. Bayfield-Farrell [p] // NHMUK 015550822 [p]”; “[male genitalia] // PANAMA: Chiriqui, Boquete, / Sendero El Pianista. Site 7 WP. / N08°49.820' W082°25.592' / 1689m.22.VII.2022.19:32–00:05. / Bayfield-Farrell, W. coll. Metal- / halide Hg lamp & UV light trap. [p] // Chrysina boucardi / (H.W. Bates, 1888) / det. Bayfield-Farrell, W. 2022 [p] // BMNH {E} / 2022-201 / W. Bayfield-Farrell [p] // NHMUK 015550823 [p]”; “[male genitalia] // PANAMA: Chiriqui, Boquete, / Sendero El Pianista. Site 7 WP. / N08°49.820' W082°25.592' / 1689m.22.VII.2022.19:32– 00:05. / Bayfield-Farrell, W. coll. Metal- / halide Hg lamp & UV light trap. [p] // Chrysina boucardi / (H.W. Bates, 1888) / det. Bayfield-Farrell, W. 2022 [p] // BMNH {E} / 2022-201 / W. Bayfield-Farrell [p] // NHMUK 015550824 [p]”; “[male genitalia] // PANAMA: Chiriqui, Boquete, / Sendero El Pianista. Site 7 WP. / N08°49.820' W082°25.592' / 1689m.22.VII.2022.19:32–00:05. / Bayfield-Farrell, W. coll. Metal- / halide Hg lamp & UV light trap. [p] // Chrysina boucardi / (H.W. Bates, 1888) / det. Bayfield-Farrell, W. 2022 [p] // BMNH {E} / 2022-201 / W. Bayfield-Farrell [p] // NHMUK 015550825 [p]”; “ PANAMA: Chiriqui, Boquete, / Sendero El Pianista. Site 7 WP. / N08°49.820' W082°25.592' / 1689m.22.VII.2022.19:32–00:05. / Bayfield-Farrell, W. coll. Metal- / halide Hg lamp & UV light trap. [p] // Chrysina boucardi / (H.W. Bates, 1888) / det. Bayfield-Farrell, W. 2022 [p] // BMNH {E} / 2022-201 / W. Bayfield-Farrell [p] // NHMUK 015550827 [p]”; “[male genitalia] // PANAMA: Chiriqui, Boquete, / Sendero El Pianista. Site 7 WP. / N08°49.820' W082°25.592' / 1689m.22.VII.2022.19:32–00:05. / Bayfield-Farrell, W. coll. Metal- / halide Hg lamp & UV light trap. [p] // Chrysina boucardi / (H.W. Bates, 1888) / det. Bayfield-Farrell, W. 2022 [p] // BMNH {E} / 2022-201 / W. Bayfield-Farrell [p] // NHMUK 015550826 [p]”; “[male genitalia] // PANAMA: Chiriqui, Boquete, / Sendero El Pianista. Site 7 WP. / N08°49.820' W082°25.592' / 1689m.22.VII.2022.19:32–00:05. / Bayfield-Farrell, W. coll. Metal- / halide Hg lamp & UV light trap. [p] // Chrysina boucardi / (H.W. Bates, 1888) / det. Bayfield-Farrell, W. 2022 [p] // BMNH {E} / 2022-201 / W. Bayfield-Farrell [p] // NHMUK 015550828 [p]”.

Distribution. COSTA RICA (12): San José, Heredia, Guanacaste, Cartago. PANAMA (16): Chiriquí, No Data. NO DATA (4).

Remarks. One additional specimen of Chrysina boucardi on research loan as of 27 August 1999. The holotype present at Natural History Museum represents the junior synonym Plusiotis magnificus Arrow, 1919 , which was synonymised by Morón (1990). This type is not mentioned by Moore et al. (2017).

Figures

FIGURE 20. Holotype of Plusiotis magnificus Arrow, 1919, male (junior synonym of Chrysina boucardi (Sallé, 1878)). A) Dorsal habitus; B) labels.